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i7-2700K overclocking?

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itakey

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I got an i7-2700K for a great deal, but was originally planning for the i5-2500K and overclocking it a bit.

Anyone recommend a simple overclock for the i7-2700K? Will I gain much or should I just ride the chip as is stock? I have the Gigabyte Z68-UD3H-B board.
 
Leave BCLK at 100, set multi to 42, set voltage to offset mode +/- 0.000v and stress test it. If stable set offset to - 0.020 voltage and test again. If stable repeat, if not go back up + 0.010v.

Once you have the lowest stable voltage post back and we can talk LLC.
 
Puppies04 said:
Leave BCLK at 100, set multi to 42, set voltage to offset mode +/- 0.000v and stress test it. If stable set offset to - 0.020 voltage and test again. If stable repeat, if not go back up + 0.010v.

Once you have the lowest stable voltage post back and we can talk LLC.
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Good tips, once I get the build loaded up i'll try this first. What do you use for stress testing mainly?
 
I'd expect to be about to get 4.4 ghz on all cores with hyperthreading at stock or less voltage. Use the dvid/olffset method to get less voltage at idle.

For higher speeds, you'd need to expend more voltage and depends on personal preference. But I'd bank for 4.4 as a good minimum target for an overclock.
 
itakey said:
I got the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus. Probably not the greatest, but will probably due.
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Not the greatest but compared to the stock cooler it's a great choice.

What's your overclocking goal?

Getting your rig up and running and some quick stress testing for stability at stock speeds would be your best start. Making sure things are working together fine before going on your overclocking adventure would be best 🙂

You can find some apps to stress test your rig in the following thread.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2195063

Sunburn74 said:
I'd expect to be about to get 4.4 ghz on all cores with hyperthreading at stock or less voltage. Use the dvid/olffset method to get less voltage at idle.

For higher speeds, you'd need to expend more voltage and depends on personal preference. But I'd bank for 4.4 as a good minimum target for an overclock.
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Stock voltage? Sandy Bridge doesn't really have a set in stone voltage as it's dynamic and based on the multiplier being used. I guess a person could somewhat base it off of the VID while using the highest turbo multiplier.
 
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Its been a while since I've messed with my overclock settings (Probably 2 years) so I forget if the Ram needs to be overclocked when the CPU is?

I'm trying to decide on memory. Someone recommended these as a lower end lower profile type chip that is reasonable:
Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CT2KIT51264BD160B
at $34.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148477

I picked out a few that are in the $50 range for 2X4GB

Anyone suggest one over the other? Keep in mind I have the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus so I'm trying to keep the ram on the short side/less bulky to clear the cooler. I also don't plan to do any crazy overclocking, just a little taste 🙂

Check out these I put into the NewEgg comparison:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...04-239^20-104-239-TS,20-148-477^20-148-477-TS
 
Kenmitch said:
Stock voltage? Sandy Bridge doesn't really have a set in stone voltage as it's dynamic and based on the multiplier being used. I guess a person could somewhat base it off of the VID while using the highest turbo multiplier.
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Voltage setting at normal = stock voltage (which of course depends on what gigabyte, asus, msi, etc and that particular bios defines as stock)
 
Yeah offset is the way to go.
You could Easytune it to see what temps at clocks you get with the program and then manually use offset to get the lowest volts for the same clocks.
 
Don't worry about fancy RAM. SB will overclock just as well without it as you shouldn't be touching The BCLK pick up a half decent 1333 or 1600 mhz set and you are good to go.

As for stress test software try Intel burn test and prime 95
 
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